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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for South Derbyshire District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jan 2009 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Plot 4, Dove Valley Park , Foston
Received 6 Nov 2023Smisby Manor, Annwell Lane, Smisby, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2TA
Received 6 Nov 202349 Church Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8EJ
Received 6 Nov 202371 Merlin Way, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0UJ
Received 7 Nov 2023Short Hazel Farm, Manchester Lane, Hartshorne, Swadlincote, DE11 7BD
Received 9 Oct 202354 Trent Avenue, Willington, Derby, DE65 6DN
Received 27 Oct 2023The Stables, Cockshut Lane, Melbourne, DE73 8DG
Received 30 Oct 202334 Willington Road, Etwall, Derbyshire, DE65 6HX
Received 26 Oct 2023Land at SK3430 7732, Deep Dale Lane, Barrow on Trent, Derby
Received 7 Nov 202389 Mount Pleasant Road, Castle Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9JE
Received 30 Oct 2023The Mews, Unnamed Road From Radbourne To Radbourne Common, Ashbourne, DE6 4LY
Received 8 Nov 202326 The Pastures, Repton, Derby, DE65 6GG
Received 8 Nov 2023The Mews, Unnamed Road From Radbourne To Radbourne Common, Ashbourne, DE6 4LY
Received 8 Nov 20238 Bantons Lane, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7NZ
Received 8 Nov 2023Givaudan UK LTD, Park Road, Overseal, Swadlincote, DE12 6JX
Received 8 Nov 2023West Farm, Unnamed Road From Twyford Road To Buckford Lane, Stenson, Derby, DE73 7GB
Received 8 Nov 2023Barclays Bank Plc, 18, Midland Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0AL
Received 9 Nov 2023Land to the north of John Street Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 8EL
Received 9 Nov 2023Bannell's Lane Farm, Bannell's Lane, Mickleover, Derby, DE3 0DN
Received 9 Nov 202312 Main Street, Findern, Derby, DE65 6AG
Received 10 Nov 202329 Victoria Street, Melbourne, Derby, DE73 8FR
Received 10 Nov 202345 Main Street, Walton-on-Trent, Swadlincote, DE12 8LZ
Received 10 Nov 202345 Wellwood Road, Newhall, Swadlincote, DE11 0JQ
Received 10 Nov 2023663 Burton Road, Midway, Swadlincote, DE11 0DL
Received 2 Nov 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for South Derbyshire District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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